Chapter 115: Blinding the Lord

Because he was asking for his own residence, there was no major maid, Li sent a major maid named Xiuying over there and took a few little maids to serve here.

Although I have not lived in my house for a year, there are always people cleaning it. Soaking in the bathtub, Cao Yong looked at the familiar house and felt a little moved. He set off in March last year and has been going on for nearly a year. It has been very lively in the middle of the ups and downs. But when he returned to this house, he realized that he seemed to be tired and began to miss Jiangning's free life.

It was really too tired on the road, and Cao Yong closed his eyes unknowingly. When he opened his eyes again, it was already the time to hold the lights. The curtain of the eyes was in the bed. It took a while before Cao Yong realized that he was lying on the bed. I remember that just now, it seemed that someone was talking to him. At that time, he was sleepy and couldn't think clearly, and he couldn't remember it at this time.

Cao Yong was thinking about it when someone asked, "Haven is awake?"

"Yeah!" Cao Yong pulled open the quilt on his body, turned over and sat up, looked down at himself, and a white underwear was a familiar style, but it was a little tight. It seemed to be made last year, but it was not suitable for wearing this year.

The one who spoke was Xiuying, holding a green and plain satin robe in her hand. While serving Cao Yong's clothes, she said, "The old man's clothes were so small that they were so tired. This robe was from the master. The wife found it and asked the old man to wear it first, and then call the tailor to make clothes for the old man tomorrow."

"Have my mother had supper?" Cao Yong put on his clothes and looked at the wall clock in the hall. It was already 2:00 (7:30 pm).

"The wife was waiting for the old man to come, but later she heard that the old man had gone to bed and ate it by herself. However, the third girl, because she had to wait for the old man to eat together, it seemed that she hadn't eaten yet! Just now, I came to see the old man twice in person!" Xiu Ying was just talking, and when she heard the sound of gentle footsteps coming from the door, Cao Yi arrived.

Seeing that Cao Yong had already gotten up, Cao Yi was full of joy: "Brother!"

Seeing that her sister's chin was sharp, Cao Yong remembered what his mother said. In the past half month, because Cao Yin was sick, Li was unable to leave him, and she had to worry about all the trivial matters in the inner house. She couldn't help but blame herself and felt much thinner in an instant.

Cao Yong felt a little distressed and reached out to touch his sister's head: "I haven't seen each other for a few months, how are Ping'er doing well?"

Cao Yi nodded: "I'm very good, is my brother good in the capital? Second brother, Sister Amethyst is okay? Also, Sister Bao Gege and Sister Yongjia are still awake..." At this point, a blush appeared on his face. He knew that he had made up his words and stopped talking.

When Cao Yong saw her asking a bunch of names in one breath, he didn't know whether it was "Mrs. Jueluo" or "Brother Jueluo", he smiled and said, "When I go and see my father and mother first, let's have a meal, I will tell you about the affairs in Beijing."

The brother and sister went to Kaiyang Courtyard together. Cao Yin woke up before dinner and now he had taken medicine and fell asleep again. Li also looked at the fatigue. After talking for a while, they first returned to seek refuge.

Xiangcao and Chunya had already brought Cao Yi's meal over, and Xiuying and others also arranged Cao Yong's meal. The brother and sister sat down, and talked about the family affairs of Jiangning and Beijing while eating.

Seeing that his sister was not only dressed lightly, but also did not wear any jewelry, Cao Yong remembered something. At the beginning of the month, he sent someone to the south and sent the gift from Jueluo's family to his sister, but he didn't know if it was. Therefore, he asked, "Ping'er, I sent someone back a few days ago to give you a gift box. Have you received it? Do you still like it?"

Cao Yi smiled a little sorely: "My father is seriously ill. How can I have this idea? I haven't opened it yet?"

"Silly child, can your father recover from illness early if you accompany your mother like this? You always have to smile a little to make your parents happy. When you feel good, the disease will naturally go faster!" Seeing that Cao Yi's expression was faintly sad, Cao Yong inevitably persuaded him a few more words.

Cao Yi nodded and replied that he knew, but he didn't know if he heard it. The little maid came to report that Mr. Zhuang sent someone to ask if the old man was awake. If he woke up, please ask the old man to go to the front hall to speak.

Cao Yong was already 80% full. Hearing this, he put down his chopsticks and asked his sister to eat more. He went to the front hall to check it out. Cao Yi got up and sent his brother away.

*

Weaving house, front hall.

When Cao Yong entered, Zhuang Chang was sitting there, not knowing what to think about. Zhuang Chang was five or six years older than Cao Yin, but he didn't look old now. He still looked like that when Cao Yong saw him when he was a child, and he looked younger than Cao Yin.

Perhaps because he had been with Zhuang Xi in the capital for a long time, now seeing his brother, Cao Yong no longer just curious and inquired like he was when he was a child, but became more close to him from the bottom of his heart: "Mr. Zhuang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you still healthy?"

Seeing Cao Yong come in and say hello, Zhuang Chang smiled and stood up, hugged and clasped his fists: "Thank you, my grandson, for your concern, I'm fine! I heard that the fifteenth son set out from the capital for more than two thousand miles, and it took only less than seven days. The grandson is really filial! "

This kind of greetings, and all the greetings were polite words. Cao Yong shook his head: "This is what a child should do, and he dare not accept Mr. Promote. But Mr. He came to me not to praise me, right?"

Zhuang Chang waved his hand and sent the servant who came to deliver the tea to retreat, and then said, "Young Master, I have to sue you first! I will give you a memorial and ask you to come back to serve the medicine. I hope you don't blame me!"

Cao Yong thought about what he knew about his mother before dinner. Although his father was seriously ill, he was not in danger of life. He was just a matter of Mr. Zhuang, and he only said it was dangerous to the outside world. The deep meaning of it was not known by Li. It was just that when Cao Yin was not there, he entrusted the foreign affairs of the weaving house to Zhuang Chang. So although Li was confused, he did not ask much, thinking that it was arranged by her husband. It was not until Cao Yong came back that Cao Yin said that Zhuang Chang was troubled, and Li realized that it was Zhuang Chang's own proposal.

Long before Cao Yong was born, Zhuang Chang was an aide to the Cao family. Because Cao Yong believed that he would not have any malice, he immediately asked: "Sir, be polite. Since sir, since he made such arrangements, he must have a deep meaning. It's just that the boy is stupid and cannot solve the confusion. I hope sir can tell him directly!"

Zhuang Chang touched his beard with a teaching look, and first pushed a booklet in front of Cao Yong.

Cao Yong took it and opened it to read it. It recorded the information of some major bead collectors in the north and south provinces. There were also marks at the back, some notes that "the invitation has been delivered", and some notes that "on the way". It seems that the transfer of the secret pearl cultivation method mentioned with his father a year ago is already in progress.

Zhuang Chang explained: "Now that adults are not in good health and have entrusted them to me, but it is a bit inappropriate. After all, this is the private property of the Cao family, so it is better for the Cao family to come forward. This is one of the reasons why the old man designed to let the young master come back."

If there is one thing, there must be another. Cao Yong put down the booklet and waited for Zhuang Chang's following text.

Zhuang Chang pondered for a long time and asked, "I heard from the Lord that the young master knows the responsibilities of the Lord in Jiangnan?"

Cao Yong nodded, remembering the incident of the Cao family withdrawing from the Jiangnan officialdom that he mentioned when he went to see Jia with his father a few years ago.

"Then I won't hide it from the young master. As the chief officer of the Tongzhengsi of Jiangnan, I have been the deputy of the elders for many years! When I returned to the capital this time, because I was persuaded by the elders, the elders seemed to have a desire to retreat, but because of the kindness of the Emperor of Wansui to the Cao family, I was reluctant to make up my mind. Now the Cao family has raised the flag. The position of weaving should be a tyrant, and it will not be the young master's turn. However, the Tongzhengsi, I don't know what arrangements are for the Emperor of Wansui. Now, the elders are fifty-three, and I am also sixty, but the elders have never arranged for the person who can take over the duty to come to Jiangnan." Zhuang Chang paused, looked at Cao Yong, and said, "I am just worried that the Emperor of Wansui's grace will be too much and will let the young master take over the work! If that is the case, the Cao family will probably not be able to escape from Jiangnan again!"

Zhuang Chang said this and sighed: "I have been with my colleagues for nearly twenty years. I know that although he rarely mentions the young master, he is very concerned about you. If Master Long Sui really has his heart and wait for the adult to go west and arrange for Master Long to return to Jiangnan, then it is to roast the Cao family with fire! We are all old, how many years can Master Long Sui protect the Cao family?"

Although as an official, Cao Yin made a decision to arrange these things when he was seriously ill, Cao Yong was only grateful. - At the risk of deceiving the emperor and trying hard to plan, wasn't it for the Cao family? This kind of close interaction between ancient scholars and officials made Cao Yong both moved and heartbroken.

Cao Yong immediately stood up from his seat and saluted respectfully: "Thank you for your care, sir, I am so grateful!"

Zhuang Chang called Cao Yong a "private son". In fact, he had long regarded him as a nephew and had been planning for him for a long time. He was so at ease that he could take this gift and reached out to help him up: "Young Master, don't be polite!"

When Cao Yong returned to his seat, Zhuang Chang came again: "Now I borrowed the yoke who was seriously ill and invited the yoke back. I also wanted to find out the thoughts of the yoke. If the yoke really wanted the yoke to take on the yoke's yoke, I'm afraid that the yoke will be ordered to follow the yoke and arrange for the yoke to follow. In that case, the yoke will know the yoke's yoke and want to deal with it. At most, I can choose irrelevant yokes and make one or two mistakes, which will make the yoke's yoke's yoke's yoke's yoke's yoke's yoke. If the yoke's yoke has no yoke's intention, the yoke should take the initiative to recommend one or two people to take our positions, so that the Cao family can have a buffer time to withdraw!"

After hearing this, Cao Yong thought it right, but when he thought of the puzzled point, he asked: "Sir, if my father had handed over the errands to the Tongzheng Department because he was old, how would he settle his father? He wouldn't have just retired!"

No wonder Cao Yong asked, because although officials said that they had retired at this time, they had to survive until they were 70 years old and were really old, so they returned to the memorial to "pray to the bones" and return home. If they met a minister in the emperor's weapon, the memorial to retire would be even more refuted. For example, the uncle of Zhaojia, Ma Erhan, retired at the age of 76. With the relationship between the Cao family and Kangxi, and the relationship between the Cao family and the Cao family lost all their money and lost their fortunes, Kangxi probably wouldn't allow Cao Yin to retire at 53.

Zhuang Chang nodded helplessly: "Young Master is right, and I have thought about it again and again. Even if the adults take the post of Tongzhengsi, I am afraid that the Weaving Mansion will not be able to be removed from the Weaving Mansion! The mansion built by Jiangning was previously built by the old man in Jiangnan. The grandma and the wife have been living here. Long live the most sympathetic ministers, so why would the adults go to other places to retire? I am afraid that under grace, the adults will serve here and live their lives."

Seeing Cao Yong frowning, Zhuang Chang comforted him: "The weaving yamen here has certain regulations, so there is no need to worry too much about the adults, and the young master does not need to worry about this!"

Cao Yong thought that the capital seemed calm, but the crown prince's throne was unstable, and other princes might not be stable in private. Earlier, the crown prince, the eldest prince and the third prince all went to Jiangnan to fight Qiufeng. When Gali impeached the Cao family, he gave the prince money privately. Fortunately, Cao Yin had mentioned these in the memorial, and Kangxi knew what he knew about his sons and would not suspect anything.

If the Cao family was still in the weaving throne, there would be such a thing. At that time, the future Emperor Yongzheng would have tolerated these in his eyes? Thinking of this, Cao Yong made a secret idea. If he encounters the prince's blackmail and money again, he should give the fourth prince a secret first, so that he can't let him feel stingy.

The big idea was decided, and the next step was to wait for the capital's will to act. The two of them tacitly changed the topic, chatted casually for a few words, and then they broke up.

*

In the next half month, Cao Yong looked like a filial son in ancient times. He served his mother in front of his father's bed every day. In the first month, the servants sent to the big pearl collectors in the north and south provinces who posted posts came back one after another. Cao Fang organized and counted them and received messengers from all over the country. During this period, Kangxi also came to the decree, but he was asking about Cao Yin's condition. Cao Yong personally wrote a thank-you post and said that his father's condition was gradually improving, and there were naturally "worry" that could not be concealed.
Chapter completed!